Six weeks after being appointed, British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced on Thursday that she was leaving. Her economic policy, which last month shocked the financial markets and split her Conservative Party, was the cause of her downfall. Speaking to reporters outside her office at Number 10 Downing Street, Truss acknowledged that after losing the Read More…
Year: 2022
Lagos to reveal planning permit violators
The Lagos State Government said on Wednesday that it will proceed with issuing notifications concerning unpermitted constructions to ensure that sufficient individuals are notified and that violators do not choose to ignore such letters. Kehinde Osinaike, the general manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Read More…
3 charged of stealing CCECC property in Lagos
Three men, Ajibola Sulaimon, Thankgod John, and Sodiq Awesu, were charged by the Lagos police on Wednesday with theft and malicious destruction. Before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court are Sulaimon, 35, John, 41, and Awesu, 23. However, they pleaded innocent before Magistrate L. J. K. Layeni. According to the prosecutor, Dr. Simon Uche, the crimes were Read More…
LCCI charges 57 inductees on innovation
The newly accepted member organisations of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have been entrusted with becoming creative and adopting new methods to meet their evolving demands and expectations following the COVID-19 epidemic. The counsel was given by Dr. Michael Olawale-Cole, President of the LCCI, on Wednesday in Lagos during the induction ceremony Read More…
Nigerian doctors warn against ignoring health warning signs
On Tuesday, medical professionals in Lagos warned Nigerians not to overlook the warning signs of health issues, particularly lupus, but to promptly seek medical attention. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often known as lupus, is an inflammatory condition brought on when the immune system assaults its own tissues. Joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and Read More…
Experts urge FG to boost oil output to reduce budget deficit in 2023
Some financial experts have told the federal government that increasing the country’s oil production to the OPEC quota is the only way to keep the budget stable and reduce the projected budget deficit. On Wednesday in Lagos, they made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Prof. Sherifdean Tella, Head, Read More…
Flood stops Bayelsa Queens’ Champions League tour
Plans for a training visit by Bayelsa Queens in advance of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco have been significantly hampered by the flood that is now wreaking havoc in numerous regions of the nation. The team was supposed to depart the country last Saturday for the tour, according to Preye Yabrifa, media officer Read More…
Ikeja’s Lagos Airport Hotel is 80 years old
The Lagos Airport Hotel, located in Ikeja, is ringing the drums to commemorate its 80 years of service to the hospitality sector. The luxury hotel was founded in 1942 as an owner-operated establishment with five rooms and was given the name “Grand Hotel, Lagos” by the British owner Mr. Joseph Harold. In 1956, Mr. Harold Read More…
Sanwo-Olu, Wike urge women to pursue leadership roles
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has challenged women to assume leadership roles in all spheres of society. Sanwo-Olu provided the counsel at the 22nd National Women’s Conference in Lagos, which was sponsored by the Committee Of Wives Of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) and had as its theme, “Spring Forth, Stand Out.” He advised them to Read More…
FG asks NLC to register 2 new unions alongside ASUU
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the federal government to drop its objections to the establishment of two new academic unions in Nigeria’s public university system. The call was made by Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by Mr. Olajide Read More…